GETTER
Made For You (Alone Again)
Without question one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. It is my favourite song on the album ‘Visceral’, I used to have it on repeat back in 2018/19, it holds so many memories of that time in my life.
Made For You (Alone Again) is Getter’s own favourite track on the album saying “This one is about getting shut down every chance you’re given. Knowing, for a fact you belong with someone but they just can’t see it.”
The song title ‘Made For You (Alone Again)’ encapsulates the emotional conflict at the core of the track. The two phrases stand in stark contrast - ‘Made For You’ implies connection and devotion while ‘(Alone Again)’ evokes isolation and repetition. The cold juxtaposition hints at a painful, recurring cycle in Getter’s life - despite feeling destined for someone, he finds himself left behind once more.
Getter’s vocals are raw, emotionally strained and intentionally unpolished. They deliver an almost Grunge/Emo like vulnerability that really drives the emotion of the track. They are not meant to be perfect, the song explores imperfection and vulnerability and his voice perfectly encapsulates this.
The track features boxy, hard hitting drums paired with a distorted bass - likely from a square wave - that together create a sound that is fractured, raw and almost skeletal, linking perfectly to the cover art and embodying the wounds at the heart of the relationship the song explores.
The song is filled with spiralling synths and shimmering accents that breathe a new sense of life into the song as it flies through the space creating a beautiful soundscape together with the raw percussion. The song has some specific use of low pass filter sweeps and an atmospheric vocal chop at the end which sounds like a new flower blooming out of his old body, representing what is seen on the album cover.
The verses reflect a fractured relationship with poor communication, opening with confusion and curiosity about his partners feelings - “Can you at least tell me where you’re going” can be taken literally or asking where her mind is going. The second verse shows he still hasn’t heard back causing a panic - “I can’t get out of bed” and “please just come home I can’t be alone again”
The chorus cuts straight to the heart of the song, revealing Getter’s desperate attempt to forge a bond - something irreplaceable. He is trying to create a connection no one else can, pouring everything into the relationship that never quite becomes reality, no matter how hard he tries. “But in the end we die alone, so maybe this is good”, seems as if he is trying to convince himself that being alone might be worthwhile. After all, we all die alone so in some twisted way, being alone now is just preparation for that inevitability or it could just be a coping mechanism.
The chorus doesn’t end there, Getter goes back to desperately trying need to prove his point saying, “And from the bottom of my fucking heart, I wish you understood, that I was made for you babe.” He can’t settle for less, he can’t just let go of everything he has worked so hard for, how can he just throw that away? Repeating “I was made for you babe” turns into a statement, a fact rather than a belief which is solidified in the final “I was made for you” as “babe” is cut out. This is bigger than a relationship, I was simply made for you. The choice of him being made for her puts her above him, worthy of owning his existence. They aren’t made equally to meet in the middle, he was made for her.
“If I could touch your skin just one more time, I swear that I could make this right.” This line is so powerful and has always stood out to me. Despite the song expressing his partners distant behaviour and Getters best efforts to make it work, the relationship has sent him into a downward spiral of self blame leading him to think it’s solely his responsibility to fix. It’s a desperate plea of hope for one last chance, one final touch to make it all work. It highlights an Anxious and Avoidant relationship, as one pulls away, it sends the anxious partner into a panic state, leaving him to feel responsible and desperate to make amends.